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2,000 cruise and ballistic Russian missiles since the beginning of full-scale invasion, the Defense Ministry reported on March 25.
Ukraine confirms striking 2 large Russian landing ships in occupied Crimea. Ukraine struck two Russian Ropucha-class landing ships, "Yamal" and "Azov," in occupied Crimea in the late hours of March 23, Ukraine's Armed Forces confirmed on March 24.
Zelensky: Russia launched nearly 190 missiles, 140 drones at Ukraine in last week. Russia launched close to 190 missiles, 140 Shahed drones, and 700 aerial bombs at Ukraine over the last week, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address on March 24.
Almost 1.5 million people suffer outages following Russia's 'largest attack' on Ukraine's energy infrastructure. Russia launched over 150 drones and missiles against Ukrainian cities and infrastructure in what has been called "the largest mass attack on Ukraine's energy grid" throughout the full-scale war that started on March 21.
One station of Dnipro Hydroelectric Power Plant in critical state. "We do not know to what extent the HPS-2 would operate (after the attack)," Syrota said, adding that HPS-1 also does not work as of around 10:00 a.m. local time on March 22.
Pavliuk: Russia building up group of 100,000 troops, might conduct summer offensive There is a possibility that Russia would build up a certain number of forces by the beginning of summer to launch an offensive in one of the axes, Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, Lieutenant General Oleksandr Pavliuk has said.
Ukraine has deprived the Russian Federation of 10-15% of its oil refining capacity. As a result of strikes by Ukrainian drones, Russian refineries have lost a 600,000 to 900,000 barrel production volume, which is 10% to 15% of their daily output.
Oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai hit by drones. A fire broke out at an oil refinery in Slavyansk-on-Kuban in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, amid reports of explosions and a possible drone attack overnight on March 17.
Without external aid, the Ukrainian Armed Forces may lose their ability to hold the front by the summer, and the US criticizes Ukraine's military strategy. Military analyst Dara Massicot of the Carnegie Endowment believes that without an increase in Western military aid and major changes in Kyiv's strategy, Ukraine's position on the battlefield will continue to deteriorate until it reaches a tipping point, possibly by summer. "Under current conditions, when Ukraine's needs for ammunition and manpower are not being met, Ukrainian units will begin to wear out, which could turn Russian breakthroughs into a real possibility," she says. According to Massicot, it is urgently necessary to carry out a new mobilization in Ukraine, sharply increase the supply of ammunition from the West, and accelerate the construction of new lines of defense. Meanwhile, the US is dissatisfied with Ukraine's military strategy. The Pentagon believes that Ukraine needs to focus its forces on one major battle at a time. Instead, President Zelenskyy has committed his resources to fighting for cities with no strategic value, according to US officials. At the same time, Ukrainians are disappointed with the delay in critical aid from the US.
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